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The Effect of Selection Ratio on Perceptions of the Fairness of a Selection Test Battery
Author(s) -
Thorsteinson Todd J.,
Ryan Ann Marie
Publication year - 1997
Publication title -
international journal of selection and assessment
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.812
H-Index - 61
eISSN - 1468-2389
pISSN - 0965-075X
DOI - 10.1111/1468-2389.00056
Subject(s) - psychology , selection (genetic algorithm) , test (biology) , social psychology , perception , personality , personnel selection , cognition , applied psychology , statistics , computer science , artificial intelligence , paleontology , mathematics , neuroscience , biology
This research examined the effects of the selection ratio on applicants’ perceptions of the fairness of a battery of tests. These fairness perceptions were also examined to assess whether they moderated the validity of the tests. A laboratory study was undertaken to examine the effects of the selection ratio on applicants going through a selection process and to examine the effects of being hired or rejected. Results revealed that the selection ratio did not have an effect on perceptions, but that hired individuals perceived greater distributive fairness. Furthermore, attitudes towards the cognitive ability test moderated the validity of the cognitive ability test, but attitudes toward the personality test did not moderate the validity of the personality test.